iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF)

Key Metrics

TER 0.45% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 13,097 M

Inception date March 25, 2007

Holdings 457

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider iShares

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit ishares.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Sep 15, 2026

1 Year -6.7% +5.5% Div

3 Years (avg.) -0.6% +5.5% Div

5 Years (avg.) -5.3% +5.5% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Sep 15, 2026

Volatility

7.04% 1 Year

8.33% 3 Years

10.33% 5 Years

12.70% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-6.82% 1 Year

-13.46% 3 Years

-28.18% 5 Years

-36.93% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

-1.46 1 Year

-0.55 3 Years

-0.88 5 Years

-0.49 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Sep 15, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	-8.3%	0.5%	-2.2%	-0.1%	-0.4%	-1.2%	-0.8%	-1.9%	-0.8%	-0.5%	-0.2%	-2.2%	-1.9%	-1.7%	-1.8%
2012		10.2%	1.1%	2.8%	1.6%	0.3%	0.5%	-1.0%	0.2%	0.4%	0.7%	-1.6%	-1.4%	-1.2%	-1.3%
2013			-7.3%	-0.7%	-1.1%	-2.0%	-1.3%	-2.7%	-1.2%	-0.8%	-0.3%	-2.8%	-2.4%	-2.1%	-2.1%
2014				6.5%	2.2%	-0.2%	0.3%	-1.8%	-0.1%	0.2%	0.6%	-2.2%	-1.8%	-1.6%	-1.7%
2015					-1.9%	-3.3%	-1.7%	-3.7%	-1.4%	-0.8%	-0.2%	-3.3%	-2.7%	-2.4%	-2.4%
2016						-4.7%	-1.6%	-4.4%	-1.2%	-0.6%	0.0%	-3.5%	-2.8%	-2.4%	-2.4%
2017							1.5%	-4.2%	0.0%	0.4%	1.0%	-3.2%	-2.6%	-2.1%	-2.2%
2018								-9.6%	-0.8%	0.1%	0.9%	-4.2%	-3.2%	-2.6%	-2.7%
2019									8.8%	5.3%	4.6%	-2.8%	-1.9%	-1.4%	-1.6%
2020										1.9%	2.6%	-6.4%	-4.4%	-3.4%	-3.3%
2021											3.4%	-10.2%	-6.4%	-4.6%	-4.2%
2022												-22.0%	-11.0%	-7.2%	-6.1%
2023													1.7%	1.3%	-0.1%
2024														0.9%	-0.9%
2025															-2.7%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Sep 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

21%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

17%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

22%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

22%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.9%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

7.6%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

12.5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

58.2%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

20.8%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Sep 20, 2026

Market
Average

Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares.	$155B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	1.93%	2.02%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	1.13	-
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth.	27.91	23.0
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything	-11.3	-
Profitable Companies	85%	-
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued.	26.8	18.54
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	2.91	9.29
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	3.56	11.99

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	14.34	11.72
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	9.83	12.55
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.41	0.04
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary.	2.33	0.32
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	16.48%	21.55%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+29.3%	+54.6%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	7.19%	1.97%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	-2.04%	4.03%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits.	2.72%	3.69%

Sectors

Finance and Insurance	36.3%
Manufacturing	10.3%
Utilities	9.3%
Financial Services	8.6%
Information	8.2%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	1.2%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	0.5%
Transportation and Warehousing	0.4%
Finance	0.4%
Real Estate	0.3%
Communications	0.2%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	0.1%
Retail Trade	0.1%
Other	24.0%

Countries

United States	96.1%
Bermuda	2.1%
Canada	1.0%
Other	0.6%
United Kingdom	0.1%
Greece	0.1%

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$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

Boeing Co.

BA - Manufacturing

Market Cap $156.65B

P/E Ratio 74.2

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $515.28M

Weight 3.93%

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Microstrategy Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class A

MSTR - Information

Market Cap $50.92B

P/E Ratio -1.6

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $385.85M

Weight 2.95%

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Oracle Corp.

ORCL - Information

Market Cap $425.16B

P/E Ratio 22.8

Dividends 1.4%

Total Investment $299.18M

Weight 2.28%

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co

HPE - Manufacturing

Market Cap $80.43B

P/E Ratio 30.2

Dividends 0.9%

Total Investment $231.1M

Weight 1.76%

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Bank Of America Corp.

BAC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $409.69B

P/E Ratio 13.1

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $189.47M

Weight 1.45%

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Albemarle Corp.

ALB - Manufacturing

Market Cap $13.08B

P/E Ratio 231.1

Dividends 1.5%

Total Investment $169.58M

Weight 1.29%

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Microchip Technology, Inc.

MCHP - Manufacturing

Market Cap $39.79B

P/E Ratio 101.5

Dividends 2.5%

Total Investment $151.62M

Weight 1.16%

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NextEra Energy Inc

NEE - Utilities

Market Cap $167.86B

P/E Ratio 18.0

Dividends 3.0%

Total Investment $146.88M

Weight 1.12%

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NextEra Energy Inc

NEE - Utilities

Market Cap $167.86B

P/E Ratio 18.0

Dividends 3.0%

Total Investment $141.58M

Weight 1.08%

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Southern Company

SO - Utilities

Market Cap $98.38B

P/E Ratio 20.5

Dividends 3.5%

Total Investment $132.39M

Weight 1.01%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $936.94B

P/E Ratio 15.0

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $124.65M

Weight 0.95%

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BrightSpring Health Services Inc - Unit

BTSGU

Market Cap $11.14B

P/E Ratio 39.7

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $121.84M

Weight 0.93%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $936.94B

P/E Ratio 15.0

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $108.51M

Weight 0.83%

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NextEra Energy Inc

NEE - Utilities

Market Cap $167.86B

P/E Ratio 18.0

Dividends 3.0%

Total Investment $99.18M

Weight 0.76%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $936.94B

P/E Ratio 15.0

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $91.91M

Weight 0.70%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $936.94B

P/E Ratio 15.0

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $91.14M

Weight 0.70%

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AT&T, Inc.

T - Information

Market Cap $179.83B

P/E Ratio 8.4

Dividends 4.4%

Total Investment $83.05M

Weight 0.63%

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Bruker Corp

BRKR - Manufacturing

Market Cap $9.35B

P/E Ratio -87.8

Dividends 0.3%

Total Investment $82.36M

Weight 0.63%

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PPL Corp

PPL - Utilities

Market Cap $33.68B

P/E Ratio 26.7

Dividends 3.6%

Total Investment $75.04M

Weight 0.57%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $936.94B

P/E Ratio 15.0

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $73.25M

Weight 0.56%

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Risk & Analysis Metrics

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Sharpe Ratio

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Distributions

Profit Margin Distribution

P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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